22 December 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
13, Berkeley Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3qb
The proposal at 13 Berkeley Street sought permission to keep a new front door already installed, featuring stained timber with a single off-centre frosted glass panel, replacing the original traditional painted timber door with three glazed panels.
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The officer assessed whether the replacement door would preserve or enhance the Conservation Area's character, noting it is a 'clear and very visible departure from the style and finish in evidence al…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in terms of design and not adversely affect townscape character. The officer tested the door's design against the terrace's traditional style, finding it fails (b) and (c) as it departs from adjacent doors and harms the street scene.
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character, taking account of special character. Assessed the door against the arts and crafts style noted in the Character Appraisal; modern style fails to preserve or enhance, adversely affecting the area.
Environment Policy 34
Prefers traditional materials in pre-1920s buildings. Mentioned but not directly applied to refusal; implicit tension as proposal uses stained timber differing from traditional painted timber.
no highways interest in the application
Douglas Borough Council has no objection to the retrospective replacement front door but expresses dissatisfaction due to its location in a conservation area; Highways Division has no highways interest; a neighbouring resident objects citing dissimilarity to existing doors.
Key concern: retrospective door installation in conservation area dissimilar to neighbouring properties
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.; Although the Council is not objecting to PA 20/01275/B as the work has already been carried out we do wish to express our dissatisfaction with the application. This is a conservation area and the applicant should have sought preplanning advice prior to the installation of the door.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 04.12.2020
12 Berkeley Street Resident
ObjectionDoor not similar to existing as at houses 11,15 and 17. Area is in conservation area. Approval gives license to proceed at will without consent.; Relationship to site: Immediately adjacent to the site
